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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• At Least 22 Injured In Russian Air Strikes On Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya RFE/RL 23 Sep 2024 -- The number of people injured in a late-night air strike on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya increased to 22, including two children, the State Emergency Services said on September 23.
• Russia strikes injure 16 in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region VOA 23 Sep 2024 -- Officials in southeastern Ukraine said Monday that Russian airstrikes injured at least 16 people in the city of Zaporizhzhia.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (23 September 2024) Russia MoD 23 Sep 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are repelling an attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 16,400 Soldiers During Operation in Kursk Area - MoD Sputnik 23 Sep 2024 -- The Russian armed forces have eliminated up to 16,400 Ukrainian servicemen and 127 tanks during military operations in the border areas of the Kursk Region, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Monday.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 600 Troops in Clashes With Russia's Battlegroup Yug Sputnik 23 Sep 2024 -- Russia's Battlegroup Yug (South) has eliminated as many as 600 Ukrainian service members over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
• Serbian Mercenary: Russia's War In Ukraine Built On Lies And Death RFE/RL 23 Sep 2024 -- When Dragan and a group of fellow Serbs arrived at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport in June 2023, it was with documents testifying to months abroad working for a Russian construction company.
• UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine finds additional evidence of common patterns of torture by Russian authorities UN Human Rights Council 23 Sep 2024 -- The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine found new evidence showing common patterns of torture by Russian authorities against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in occupied Ukrainian territories and in the Russian Federation.
• Torture 'a common and acceptable practice' in Ukraine war, UN investigators say UN News 23 Sep 2024 -- Russian authorities are using torture "with a sense of impunity" in the ongoing war in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva heard on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Head of the Kurchatov Institute Mikhail Kovalchuk President of Russia 23 Sep 2024 -- Head of the National Research Center Kurchatov Institute Mikhail Kovalchuk informed the President about the centre's ongoing operations.
• Nikolai Patrushev held a meeting with the Navy command President of Russia 23 Sep 2024 -- President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Kovalchuk, Kurchatnik (the Kurchatov Institute) is no longer just an institute, but rather an agglomeration of various institutions, which engage in a variety of activities encompassing almost all areas of research. What do you think is your top priority after all?
• Black Sea Fleet's naval pilots train in searching for enemy maritime and air targets Russia MoD 23 Sep 2024 -- Su-30SM fighter jet pilots of the ground-attack aviation regiment (Naval Aviation and Air Defence, Black Sea Fleet) performed sorties over the Black Sea waters to search for and destroy UAVs, uncrewed surface vehicles, and amphibious assault force of the enemy.
• Baltic Fleet ships repel mock air strike during scheduled drills Russia MoD 23 Sep 2024 -- The Baltic Fleet's naval base hosted a scheduled joint training. It included repelling an enemy air attack. On-duty shifts of command and control centres, shipborne air defence posts, and naval aviation were involved in the drills.

Foreign Policy

• Europe Will Have to Rebuild New Security Architecture - Kremlin Sputnik 23 Sep 2024 -- Europe will have to rebuild a new security architecture, which will be matter of particular concern to Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
• Kazakhstan Says Second-Largest Lender Is Compliant With Sanctions Despite Critical Report RFE/RL 23 Sep 2024 -- Kazakhstan has defended the country's second-largest lender as being "fully" compliant with sanctions against Russia after a scathing report saw around 20 percent wiped off the Nasdaq-listed Kaspi.kz's stock price.

News Reports

• Punishment For 'Russophobia' To Be Added To Russian Criminal Code RFE/RL 23 Sep 2024 -- Russian authorities plan to amend the Criminal Code by adding punishment for "Russophobia," defined as discrimination against Russian citizens and residents of the Russian Federation by foreigners and foreign officials abroad or calls for such actions.
• American sentenced in Russia on kidnapping charge VOA 23 Sep 2024 -- Russia sentenced an unidentified American man to a six-year prison sentence Monday for attempting to take his 4-year-old, Russian-born son out of the country illegally.